In the end, PoH still managed to escape.
In terms of speed, Saichou and Hanachou shouldn't lose to each other, but in a map like Forest of Confusion where it was extremely easy to hide one's whereabouts, even if Rainbow Butterfly's perception wasn't low, there was still a high chance that the other party would escape from them.
Rozen vaguely guessed this outcome.
However, Rozen wasn't worried at all.
"If he escaped, then so be it."
Although PoH was an extremely dangerous person, and if he was left alone, there was a high chance that he would incite a new group of criminals, but after this crusade, the Orange Guilds would be wiped out in one fell swoop, leaving only some low-level Orange Players. The rest of Laughing Coffin's members were also looking for new members to join the Orange Guilds. Now that the two Top Operatives were arrested, it would be difficult for them to escape the Clearers' clutches and be taken down as well, right?
In other words, after this incident, Laughing Coffin, the most feared Assassin guild in SAO, would be completely disbanded, and most of its members would be banned. PoH was the only one left in the guild, and he wouldn't be able to stir up any more trouble.
Of course, releasing a tiger back to the mountain would only lead to more trouble. Rozen wouldn't underestimate PoH's threat just because of this. He would still order the Clearers to hunt him down, making him a real street rat that couldn't walk under the sun.
As a result, the crusade against the Orange and Red Guilds ended in victory under Rozen's command.
Even though Rozen focused all his attention on dealing with the three top operatives and left the rest to the Clearers, it wasn't as if Rozen didn't do anything.
Rozen was quite familiar with these Red Players who constantly attacked Players in order to satisfy their dark desire to kill and commit crimes.
"If we really force them into a corner, they'll definitely do anything."
Therefore, in order to prevent the Clearers from being dragged down to hell by the crazy murderers in Laughing Coffin, Rozen had prepared a few tricks up his sleeves, and in the end, he successfully resolved the crisis.
The record of clearing the dungeon without any losses was not just for show.
Since he was dealing with a vicious killer guild, Rozen was not naive enough to believe that the other side would show mercy. In order to deal with the other side's vicious methods, Rozen naturally needed to prepare a few more cards.
In the end, the Clearers managed to keep their unscathed record, but in order to deal with the murderers from Laughing Coffin, the Clearers inevitably killed a lot of Laughing Coffin's players.
After all, not everyone could be like Rozen, who could face these killers who were good at PK and still have the strength to capture them alive. In the end, it was inevitable that many people were killed.
It was said that because of this, many Clearers were depressed for a few days.
Even the top players of the Clearers were just ordinary people in real life. Rozen could understand how much mental and psychological pressure it took to kill a person with one's own hands.
That being said …
"Since you're doing the right thing, isn't that enough?"
That was Rozen's thought.
Because of his own experience, Rozen hated the idea of being like a magician, who would do anything to achieve his goal, and even ignore human principles, but that didn't mean that Rozen couldn't distinguish right from wrong, and couldn't distinguish the severity of the situation.
At least, if they were really enemies, unless it was necessary, Rozen wouldn't be merciful. Even if he had to kill the other side, he would do it.
Because that was the way to fight.
Because that was the way to fight.
If that wasn't the case, Rozen wouldn't have decisively killed Jeanne Alter in Orleans, but in the end, Gilles de Rais, as a Caster, blocked the last blow.
Therefore, not everything could be clearly distinguished between right and wrong, especially in battles and wars. But as long as you did the right thing, you wouldn't feel sorry for yourself and others.
Just do what you think is right.
That was the idea that Rozen always held.
But …
"In such a world, death is real, but killing is just a game."
In this world, injuries don't bleed, and death doesn't leave a corpse. Even if the moment his hp reached zero, he would die in the real world, but facing the scene of the dead body turning into polygonal fragments, in any case, Rozen didn't think it was real death.
Real death was far more cruel than this.
Real despair was far more terrible than this.
In view of this, Rozen still regarded this world as a game world, not a reality in some sense.
It was just …
"In this world, the human heart is an absolute existence."
After the Clearers' operation ended, a large number of Orange and Red Players were put in prison. On that day, Rozen came to a person.
"Don't you think so? Leader Zahad? "
Rozen said indifferently.
Across from him, Zahad, the leader of Divine Dragon Alliance, was pale, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.
This was the 55th Floor's main block, in a hotel in Granzam.
As the leader of Divine Dragon Alliance, Zahad stayed in this hotel all day and didn't participate in the operation.
The reason was simple.
"No matter what, we can't attack our partner, don't you think?"
Rozen sat in front of Zahad, but he didn't look at him. Instead, he knocked on the table rhythmically as if he was talking to himself.
And Rozen's words naturally made Zahad involuntarily pale.
"You … what are you talking about? What partner? Why don't I understand? "
Zahad could barely maintain his composure, but his voice was trembling.
Rozen didn't correct him and just continued to speak.
"In order to lure PoH out, I've made a lot of preparations. For example, I need to secretly spread the Clearers' movements to the enemy, and then expose my whereabouts. That way, PoH will know about the Clearers' movements and come for me."
Wasn't that something he had to do?
If he didn't do that, how could PoH make a move just because the Clearers were all mobilized and Rozen was alone?
"But I didn't expect that all my preparations would be for naught. Before that, someone had already leaked the Clearers' movements to PoH, as well as the fact that I was acting alone. Now, PoH is here to take my life."
Rozen said indifferently.
"Aside from the Clearers, there shouldn't be anyone else who could do that, right?"
After saying that, Rozan Can raised his eyes and looked at Zahad.
"I …!"
Zahad stood up, a little agitated.
"Bang!"
At that moment, the hotel's door was forcefully opened, and a group of Players rushed in.
These Players were all from the Clearers' group.
Among them were members of Red Wings led by Kirito, and Elements led by Klein. Almost all of the Clearers' group's members were here.
They surrounded Zahad, and there was a sinister look in their eyes.
Seeing this, Zahad finally understood.
He was done for.
Rozen stood up.
"From today onwards, Divine Dragon Alliance will no longer exist in this world."
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